Can ME ride a Hayabusa?

Question

Okay, I'm 52 years old and love to drive and ride. I'm have my SCCA competior's licence and campaign a BMW M3 track car. I also have a Ferrari and two bikes - A BMW 1200 RC, and a BMW F800 ST. I've been riding for 2 seasons, with less than 1000 miles seat time. Took the training course first (of course),

Let's assume that I'm a responsible rider, not crazy, excellent safety skills and situational awareness (from race training).

I would like to know if I should buy a Hayabusa, or are there things that I'm not aware of which would make this bike too powerful, dangerous, etc. for me to safely ride. I've practiced riding in heavy rain, and have also done some highway riding at speeds of 60 to 90 mph.

Thanks for you advice.

Answer 1

No, 1000 miles is not enough to get the muscle memory nessisary to make quick actions without thinking when the need arises.  Try 50K miles.

If you wanna ride it and never let it do what it is ment to do, sure you could ride it, but why bother?  Personally I think the 1200RC is out of your league, if you try to ride it the way it was built to be ridden.

Answer 2

I would say you'd be ok, they are an easy bike to ride and handle, the 90mph highway riding would be very easy going for the bike.

It's all about getting used to where and when the power comes in but the hayabusa delivers smooth power all the way through the rev range, they may have a rep for been very very fast( which they are) but so is the Ferrari, but do you drive that flat out all the time?

the big advantage of a big engined bike it that they are easier to ride than a smaller bike as you're not up and down the gearbox to stay in the power range.

I have been on rideouts with hayabusas and they appear to do everything well which is an added advantage as they can be predictable which means safer

Answer 3

go ahead and buy the busa man..... I have a friend that is a retired psychiatrist and has 2 bikes one is a busa and the other is a bmw.

After a year of riding the bmw she decided it wasnt fast enough for her as she likes to go triple digits most of the time this is what lead her to the busa..... dig this the chick is in her 60s and does iron butt rides hehe:)

Answer 4

I have an RC51 and a K1200S. If you can ride a BMW K1200, you can ride a Hayabusa. They are actually very responsive, but they can bite you. Just have to control that throttle SMOOTHLY!  

Answer 5

well yea ...it looks like u have been in motorcycle experiences and you been thru speed

Answer 6

1000 miles seat time isn't quite enough for a safe Hayabusa experience. The bike is simply too unforgiving for you quite yet.  

Answer 7

If you actually have a Ferrari and you aren't just one of the people living their fantasies our through Yahoo Answers, just hop into your Ferrari and go to the local Suzuki dealer. Your car will show them you are seriously shopping for a 'Busa and that you can afford one. Ask for a test ride and carefully see what you think of it. The way people talk, it's like a Hayabusa is a bomb that will explode under you if you bump into it too hard. Two years of riding and 52 years of maturity should be more than enough to deal with owning one of the fastest vehicles on the planet. If you are to be believed, you have a background in performance driving. That should give you more than enough respect for what happens when you get in over your head.

Just be cautious on it like you would be on any new bike.

Good luck.